Camping kit



connects the lower ends of Patented olan. 9, 1923.

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filial CAMPING- KT.

Application led November 4, y1921. Serial 110.512,854.v

T0 all whom t may' concern: f

Beit. known that LLonnN Y?. RAY AN- Dnrsr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mankato, in -the county ofBluev Earth and State of Minnesota, have. invented a new\ and useful Campinglit, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This.. invention relates. to.y a campingV kit designedto beused primarily by automobiletourists, one of the objects of the vinvention beingto provide a combinedzcupboard and table, the parts being so shaped yand proportioned that the entire structure can be carriedfreadily on .the running board of an automobile and can, without beine' ref movedttherefrom, be opened so as to give:

access to the contentsv of the kit and also provide;k a table of. convenient yheight on which food can be placed.

Another` object is to .provide a kit which the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the pre-` ferred form of' the invention has been shown.

ln said drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device opened for use.

Figure 2 is a side elevation. Figure 8 is asection on line 3 3, Figure 1, showing the device closed.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a portion of one of the braces.

Figure is a plan view of th'e bottoni ofra portion of one of the parts of the table and showing' a braceconnected thereto.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1` designates the back wall of the camping kit and on this back wall is arranged a receptacle 2 adapted for holding` folding camp stools or the like. The bottom 3 of the housing forming the body of the kit 4 and these side walls preferablyl taper upwardly and are connected at the top by a p artrnent 10.

the side 'walls c top board. 5 to which. a handle .6 may -.be. connected. Eyes orloops 7 can beaprovided on the sides -ofJthe top board for the re-l ception .of strapsor the rlike employed for fasteningthe kit. on the runningboard ,ofv an automobile, the kit, when thusv positioned, being arranged withfits 4backwall 1 nearest the automobile body.- A hinged Vpartition 8 yis preferably connected to the back wallanddivides thel interior of the kitinto an upper compartment 9. and alower kcom- The front ofthe lowercompartmencis closed vby a fixed wallc11 but the upper compartment 9 is adapted .to be closed infront by acoinbined doorl and tablelof novel construction. Thisclosure includes alin'ain .orv intermediate leaf 12 extending throughout the ,width of theI kit and throughout the height of the compartment 9, said leaf beingattaehed to .thezwallll by; hinges 13.. A hasp14 may be connected to the upper or free end of this leaf at each corner thereof andA isdesigned to v,engage one of a pair of eyes, 25 `sonthat when,p;adlocks 26 are extended through the eyes 25 the leaf 12 will be fastened` in closed position. Hingedly connected to each side of the leaf 12 are extension leaves or wings 15 adapted to fold onto the top or inner face of they leaf 1Q and to be supported within the compartment 9 when the kit is closed.

Brackets 16 are secured to the lower portion of the wall 11 at the sides thereof and are adapted to be engaged detachably by theoffset ends 17 of braces 18. The other ends of the braces can be forked as shown at 19 so as to straddle the hasps 14 and each brace may be provided at an intermediate point with a socket 20. Balls 21 are seated in these sockets, these balls being located at the lower ends of supplemental braces 22 which are engaged detachably within socket members Q3 secured to the leaves 15. Thus it will be seen that when the parts are assembled as shown in Figures 1 and 2 the leaves 12 and 15 will be supported rigidly in front of the body portion or housing of the ki and can be used as a table. When the kit is on the runningy board of a vehicle this table will be at about the proper height to permit persons seated therearound to eat therefrom.

The compartment) can be subdivided by shelves and partitions as illustrated at 24 so as to'provide separate spaces for holding cutlery, dishes, a thermos bottle and the like.

f Wing 2 T he compartment lll to which access is hail by liftingthe hinged shelt or psrtition 5, is intended to hold foodstuffs, u bread box, cooking utensils, etc. f

When thc hit is not in use the braces i8 und 22 can be detached and stored Within the cabinet or within the receptacle 2 after which the Wings l5 can be folded'onto the end seid wing l2 closed and secured in the manner hereinbeiore pointed out.

The entire structure can befcarried reedily by means of the handle 6 and Will not oc-` cupy en objectionable ainount or" rooni on the running board or extend to an objectionable height.

What is claimed is l. A device of the class described including u housing, e receptacle upon the back of the housing, upper-and lower conipartments vWithin the housing. u` hinged partition separati e; the compartments und constituting the closure of the lower compartment, 'folding leaves const-itutingthe door ott the upper compartment, said leaves being shiftable When the door is open to forni e table, supporting braces detachably engaging the housing` und one oit thel leaves, and` ineens carried by the braces for detechebly engaging and supporting the other leaves, there#` by to hold the leaves extended for use'as e tab-le. v

2. A device oit the class described including a housing, e hinged partition therein d i vi d in ,fr compari ieuts and constitutin;Y the closure o's'f the lower rempartmeut, :1 leadi hingedly connected to the housing und constituting the door oi the other compartment, seid leal? being movable outwardly and downwardly to 'forni aV table, extension leeves connected to und movable with the first named leaf, supporting braces 'for detachebly engaging the housing and thelirst neined leaf, and supplemental supporting braces engaging the extension leaves.

3. A device of the class described including` a housing adapted to be secured on the running board of an automobile, a receptacle on the outer surface of the back of the housing, a'hinged partition Within the housing dividing the suine into en upper end a lower compartment, a leef hingedly connecteilte the housing' and constituting the door of the upper compartment, extension leaves ioldeble upon the lirst named leaf, detachably supporting braces for holding all of the leaves extended horizontally from the housing for use kas e table, and a handle secured to thetop of the housing. y

In testimony that I c aim the foregoing as iny sown, have hereto aixed my signature in the presence of'tvvo Witnesses.

i LOREN W. RAY A NDR-IST.

Witnesses Trios. HUGHES E. RAYMOND 'UGHEs the housing into upper and lower 

